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FEBRUARY 25, 2021
President Biden Meets with National Governors Association
President Biden met with the National Governors Association and was introduced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). The president spoke about the importance of governors and the benefits of his proposed COVID-19 relief package.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki fielded questions from reporters on the president’s immigration policy, talks over the American Rescue Plan, the investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and conversations with foreign leaders. Press Secretary Psaki also responded to a question on former President Trump’s upcoming remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which is expected to focus on President Biden’s immigration policy. “Well, we’re not looking to former President Trump or any of his advisers as a model for how we are approaching immigration…not only was their approach inhumane, it was ineffective,” she told reporters. 


Washington Post journalist Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018
Joe Biden talks to Saudi king ahead of Khashoggi report release

US President Joe Biden has spoken with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, but there was apparently no mention of the upcoming publication of a sensitive US intelligence report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Feb. 26 - In a statement about US President Joe Biden and Saudi King Salman's the conversation on Thursday, the White House did not mention US intelligence findings about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The release of the report could prove a test for normally close relations between Washington and Riyadh...

Why is the report important?Recognition of the involvement of the prince would cast a huge shadow over relations between the US and its most significant ally in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia. Relations between the two had flourished under Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump.

Trump was particularly cautious about criticizing Saudi Arabia's record on human rights, notably over the Khashoggi murder.     more details


Saudi foreign minister discusses bilateral ties in phone call with US counterpart

Feb. 25, RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the call, the Saudi foreign minister and his American counterpart discussed bilateral relations and the strategic partnership between the two countries.

They also reviewed aspects of cooperation on regional and global challenges.   source from